1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-pci.c
index 0b815de9254..fb7e436b40c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-pci.c
@@ -508,6 +508,11 @@ static int iwl_pci_suspend(struct device *device)
         struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(device);
         struct iwl_bus *bus = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+        /* Before you put code here, think about WoWLAN. You cannot check here
+         * whether WoWLAN is enabled or not, and your code will run even if
+         * WoWLAN is enabled - don't kill the NIC, someone may need it in Sx.
+         */
+
         return iwl_suspend(bus->drv_data);
 }
 
@@ -516,6 +521,11 @@ static int iwl_pci_resume(struct device *device)
         struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(device);
         struct iwl_bus *bus = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+        /* Before you put code here, think about WoWLAN. You cannot check here
+         * whether WoWLAN is enabled or not, and your code will run even if
+         * WoWLAN is enabled - the NIC may be alive.
+         */
+
         /*
          * We disable the RETRY_TIMEOUT register (0x41) to keep
          * PCI Tx retries from interfering with C3 CPU state.